when your doppelganger becomes baby Joan Crawford for a second so you are able to hug... <3 ;_;
The thing that really sucks about the whole eugenics thing in strange new worlds is framed as ‘eugenics is a cultural practice for these people and it’s okay actually’ and not ‘una was genetically modified before birth and therefore cannot have consented and should not be punished for someone else’s decision’
In my opinion DS9 handled this really well with Julian, makes it clear how eugenics is very clearly a BAD thing but he did not consent to the practice and just wishes to contribute as he is capable.
I don’t think the topic needed to be explored again from the other point of view. That’s not to say that these stories shouldn’t continue to be told but framing eugenics not only as a good thing but as a metaphor for antisemitism and literally making holocaust parallels it’s really, really disgusting considering how it has been used historically.
Do y'all also have an unpopular, "bad" Star Trek episode that you unironically love? Mine are TNG "Masks" (Alien mythology! Data playing an entire alien pantheon! Sufficiently advanced technology looks like magic! ) and TOS "Plato's Stepchildren".
What are yours?
P S. No Threshold doesn't count we all know it's terrible and we all love it.
so the thing about my family is that we have two ancestors on my dad’s side who were buried in france, where I currently live. one died in the spanish civil war, and one died prior doing…we don’t know what. but he somehow managed to get buried in père lachaise.
so anyhow, my gran sends me a message like “pls put flowers on ur uncle samuel’s grave because he’s gone over a century with none and it will make the ghost mad if he hasn’t already” because my family spends time in europe but never long enough to go all the way to père lachaise and give ya boy samuel jr. his death rites. so im like “ok gran I can do that” bc im a good grandson and you do not fuck with gran she doesn’t DESERVE THAT
i figure out which plot he’s on and ask someone specifically where you can find uncle samuel jr. and they tell me where and so I arrive at the junction and.
HE GONE.
WHERE DID YOU GO UNCLE SAMUEL.
*celine dion’s smash hit “my heart will go on” playing in the distance*
in other words either someone stole my entire great great uncle samuel or he has risen again, ready to party in paris for all of eternity.
You’re pretty chill about a corpse disappearing.
My guy, my dude, he’s been dead since 1851. He could be anywhere. He does what he wants.
What a way to learn you have a Vampire in the family.
Uncle Samuel
He destroyed his grave
yes
YES
The uncle is out
Me: *sneezes in public*
Stranger: Bless you!
Me: *most Theater Kid voice in the world* THANK you!
faeries have replaced my baby with a way cooler baby
my cooler baby has grown into a strapping young lad